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Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, [note 1] and various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. [3] [4] [5 ...
The Spratly Islands are one of the major archipelagos in the South China Sea which complicate governance and economics in this part of Southeast Asia due to their location in strategic shipping lanes. The islands are largely uninhabited, but offer rich fishing grounds and may contain significant oil and natural gas reserves, and as such are ...
'Lagos Island'), also known as Storm Island, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurring [1] Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), [2] and the largest of the Vietnamese-administered Spratly islands.
The island has been occupied and administered by the Philippines since 1971. Being the second largest of the Spratly Islands, [59] It is tightly protected by the Philippine forces. The island's beaches have unused concrete bunkers which were built in the 1970s, a few years after the Philippine military base was established. [53]
The remainder of the Spratly Islands are mainly to the west and south of Dangerous Ground, with some features to the east. The Spratly Islands can be roughly divided into seven sub-areas relative to Dangerous Ground: [23] NW of Dangerous Ground (approx. 10-12°N, 113-115°E) [24] NE Dangerous Ground (approx. 10-12°N, 115-117°E) [25]
Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a U.S. think tank said in a ...
According to a Chinese 1986 source, the Spratly Islands consist of 14 islands or islets, 6 banks, 113 submerged reefs, 35 underwater banks, 21 underwater shoals. [2] For some reason, neither of these mention the 11th largest naturally occurring island located on the Swallow Reef atoll, occupied by Malaysia.
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